Scientific programs include Molecular Oncology, Drug Discovery, Immunology, Experimental Therapeutics, Computational Biology of Cancer, Health Outcomes and Behavior and Risk Assessment, Detection and Intervention. It also serves as the site for the Bill and Beverly Young National Functional Genomics Center, funded by the U.S. Department of Defense.

Moffitt Cancer Center is affiliated with the University of South Florida College of Medicine, and provides education to medical students and residency training as well.

The Latest Updated Research News:

December 8, 2016 - Florida's Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson both applauded passage Wednesday by the U.S. Senate of a bill that heads off potential cuts in cancer research at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa and the University of Miami ...

December 3, 2016 - The Tampa-based facility is one of only 47 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers, a distinction that recognizes Moffitt's excellence in research, clinical trials, prevention and cancer control. Moffitt is the No. 6 cancer ...

December 2, 2016 - Tampa, Fl - Hudson's Furniture recently donated more than $7,000 to the Moffitt Cancer Center. The money was raised during Breast Cancer Awareness month in October. Hudson's wrapped up the month by hosting an Invitational Sale and a PINK fundraising ...

November 29, 2016 - Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, is working on legislation establishing Florida's first major cannabis research center at Moffit, focusing on the drug's potential benefits for cancer patients. He wants to put money in the state budget to start the program ...

November 28, 2016 - Galvano's vision for the medical marijuana research facility at Moffitt comes as the cancer center announced plans for an $800 million expansion over the next decade. On Monday, Moffitt unveiled the plans, which include “two new research buildings, a ...

November 24, 2016 - Moffitt Cancer Center is planning to fix its growing pains with an $800 million, 10-year expansion plan, including two new research buildings, a new clinical support building, a new hospital wing and additional outpatient facilities. “We're bursting at ...

November 18, 2016 - Few institutions have put the Tampa Bay area on the global map as the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. In only 30 years, Moffitt has become an internationally recognized center of excellence in patient care and research. Along the way, it has helped build ...

November 16, 2016 - Luis Froes Jr., a postdoctoral fellow at Moffitt Cancer Center, has been placed on administrative leave after his arrest on Nov. 15. Patient care and safety were never compromised. A spokesperson for USF told ABC Action News staff at the center that ...

November 14, 2016 - ... the antitumor immune response will add to our already strong translational research in this area, and it will have a lasting impact on patient care,” John L. Cleveland, PhD, associate center director of basic science research at Moffitt, said in a ...

Energy hybrid

December 9, 2016 - To support the development of microgrids in south-east Asia, Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is leading the renewable energy integration demonstrator — Singapore (Reids) project. When fully constructed Reids will be the largest ...

December 7, 2016 - “The operation of this technology, a world's first, is a major milestone for the geothermal industry and a reinforcement of our commitment to innovation and energy efficiency,” said Francesco Venturini, Head of Enel's Global Renewable Energies. “We are ...

December 6, 2016 - It increased the plant's output by 1008MWh between July and September, offsetting energy consumption by 8.8%. Enel operates another hybrid plant in the US that combines geothermal and solar power. "The operation of this technology, a world's first, is ...

December 3, 2016 - Why not exploit the benefits of batteries and super capacitors simultaneously and combine them in some kind of energy hybrid, they asked themselves. In the current issue of scientific journal Nature Materials the group introduces its approach ...

December 2, 2016 - "In a developed market, you are competing with cheaper forms of conventional power generation, such as gas and also hydro. Energy storage costs still have some way to come down for a hybrid plant like Kennedy Energy Park to be competitive," he said.

December 1, 2016 - SEATTLE - When firefighter paramedics Morlon Malveaux and Mark Pedeferri learned that their powerhorse diesel ambulance was going to be traded for a gas-powered hybrid they were more than a little concerned. The two, who run a Medic One rig ...